'Dream pop' at Sarah Street

Friday

Apr 12, 2013 at 12:01 AM

For nearly two years, the five-musician group Cherokee Red has been writing and performing music together. This weekend, they'll bring their unique sound to Sarah Street Grill in Stroudsburg for the first time.

MELANIE VANDERVEER

For nearly two years, the five-musician group Cherokee Red has been writing and performing music together. This weekend, they'll bring their unique sound to Sarah Street Grill in Stroudsburg for the first time.

With their original music comes an original way to describe their sound.

"People refer to our sound as dream pop. It ranges from an organic front porch-esque setting to more worldly soundscapes. We are somewhere in the midst of that," said Charles Davis, pianist, guitarist and bassist of the band. "We'll play all original music, and throw in a few covers just for the sake of making sure everyone is pleased."

The five band mates from Wilkes-Barre have known each other for some time. Timing was on their side as they found they were all looking for a project to work on around the same time.

"We all liked what one another was doing," Davis said. "And we might add a sixth member soon. We all play a little bit of everything."

The group already has one album being prepared for release and another one in the works. The first album, self-produced and self-titled, will be available for purchase at the Sarah Street Grill performance, before its release on April 16.

Making music and touring are at the top of the band's to-do list.

"We're playing the East Coast — everywhere we know people — and trying to spread the word," Davis said. "We're playing non-stop regionally. We hope we can do nothing but write music and continually go town to town doing what we enjoy."

The band's goal isn't fame, but rather to just keep playing music together.

"We make the music because we enjoy making it. We reached our goal," Davis said. "We all bring our own musical influences, and everyone listens to all different stuff. It's super interesting."